Born Aurora, Illinois; admitted to the bar, 1979, Illinois and US District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Education: Northern Illinois University (BA 1974); Illinois Institute of Technology (JD with high honors, 1979). Editor, Chicago-Kent Law Review, 1978-1979. Assistant States Attorney, 1982-1985. Member: DeKalb County, Illinois State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Estate Planning and Administration, Trusts, Real Estate, Business and Commercial Law and Municipal Law.

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Born Merced, California; admitted to the bar, 1990, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Education: University of Colorado, Boulder (B.A., 1987); Northern Illinois University (J.D., 1990). Member: DeKalb County Bar Association and Illinois State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Municipal Law, Landlord-Tenant Law, Real Estate Law, Collection Law, Banking and Commercial Law, Civil Practice, Criminal Law, Probate, Business Planning, Wills, Trusts, and Estate Planning, Business Planning and Corporate Law. Alternate Zoning Hearing Officer, DeKalb County.

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Born Lincoln, Illinois; admitted to the Bar, 1990, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Education: University of Illinois (B.S.,1986), Northern Illinois University (J.D.1990). Member: Illinois State and DeKalb County Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Complex Civil Litigation, Trial Practice, Criminal Law, Family Law, Juvenile Law, General Civil Practice.

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Born Rockford, Illinois; admitted to the bar, 2004, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Education: Northern Illinois University (B.S., 1995), Northern Illinois University (Master of Business Administration, 2004), Northern Illinois University (J.D., Magna Cum Laude, 2004). Member: Illinois State Bar Association, DeKalb and McHenry County Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Landlord-Tenant Law, Real Estate, Traffic and Criminal Law and General Civil Practice.

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Melissa P. Irick was born and raised in Minnesota. She earned her undergraduate degree in English Literature at the University of Wisconsin (B.A., 1993), and her law degree at Northern Illinois University (J.D., 1999). Prior to joining the firm in 2008, Ms. Irick worked for Travelers Insurance Company for six years in their Coverage Counsel Advice Group. She, her husband Charlie, and their three children reside in Dekalb.

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A principal member of the firm from 1967 through 1986, Judge Engel became a Circuit Judge for the Sixteenth Judicial Circuit in DeKalb, Illinois, a position he held until his retirement in July of 2003. He has since renewed his association with the firm and now serves of counsel, advising and consulting with attorneys in the firm and occasionally handling client matters on a limited basis.

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